Kenya Classic

Upon arrival into Nairobi, you will be met and transferred to the Ole Sereni Hotel. You will have the afternoon at your leisure.
 
2.5.4 Ole Sereni Hotel is amongst the leading airport hotels in Nairobi. With stunning greens and gold of Nairobi National Park's landscape punctuated by giraffe, zebra, antelope and buffalo lounging near the waterhole, the views alone make Ole Sereni Hotel one-of-a-kind.
 
Each room has an LCD flat screen TV, minibar and 24 hour in room dining services. They also come equipped with complimentary Wi-Fi and wired internet to help you stay connected, which is made easy at desks with enhanced work lighting. Boasting modern technology and furnishings with an African-inspired decor, all room serve as a comfortable home away from home.

Leaving Nairobi after breakfast, you'll travel towards Kenya's fertile highlands and head down the Rift Escarpment on a road built by Italian prisoners of war during World War II. Look for the charming chapel they built at the foot of the escarpment. You'll pass the impressive Longonot earth satellite station as you head across the Valley to Narok, and then travel across acres of wheat and barley, before you reach the Masai Mara in time for lunch. Following lunch and a siesta, there is an afternoon game drive returning to the lodge as the sun sets.
 
Mara Sopa Lodge is set in the Oloolaimutia Valley and built into the surrounding hillside landscape. The accent around the lodge is on the indigenous Masai people and the fabulous wealth of wildlife, birdlife and natural flora seen in every direction. The lodge is luxuriously appointed with all the mod-cons one would expect from a Sopa styled lodge in the bush. The bedrooms are spacious, the large pool has wonderful views and there's evening wildlife films and CNN to enjoy during the down-time. All this ensures that your stay will be blissfully comfortable. (B)(L)(D)

After an early breakfast, you will depart on a morning game drive, returning to the lodge mid morning. After lunch, and perhaps a siesta, set off for an afternoon game drive and a visit to the Masai Village, returning to the lodge as the sun sets. (B)(L)(D)

Leaving the Masai Mara after breakfast, you'll travel across the "breadbasket" of Kenya, where acres of wheat and barley litter the landscape as you head north to Narok, the district headquarters of this part of Maasai land. Now travel across the vast plains on the floor of the Rift Valley, keeping an eye out for herds of giraffe and gazelle as you head up the Mai-Mahiu, before arriving at Lake Nakuru around midday. Once in the park, view game enroute to the lodge. Following lunch and a seista, there is an afternoon game drive returning to the lodge as the sun sets. The national park, known for its birdlife, offers a possibility to view flamingos. It is also home to Black and White rhinos as well as the endangered Rothschild Giraffe.
 
Lake Nakuru Lodge is situated on a range of hills that form the western limits of Africa's Great Rift Valley, the newest member of the Sopa family, Lake Nakuru Sopa Lodge offers spectacular views over the vastness of Africa. Overlooking Lake Nakuru and its surrounding National Park, it is a paradise for bird watchers and wildlife lovers alike.
 
Only a two leisurely hours' drive from Nairobi, through beautiful forested uplands and passing a series of lake, on the outskirts of the bustling market town of Nakuru, lies a truly remarkable national park which has achieved international fame. Both black and white rhino are being given a new lease of life in this 188 square kilometre, fully-fenced park - and they are carefully protected. The present rhino population is over 50 and continuing to multiply. The Rothschilds giraffe is another rarity and the park has its fair share of buffalo, leopard, zebra, eland, waterbuck and lion. (B)(L)(D)

After an early breakfast you will continue to Lake Naivasha for a boat ride. Later, leaving the Rift Valley behind, you will travel to Nairobi for an early lunch (or picnic lunch depending on road conditions). Later you head south towards Amboseli and arriving at your lodge by late afternoon.
 
Set on 200 acres of private land on the foothills of Africa's highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, the lodge is perfectly poised to provide a luxurious base from which to explore the park and get some great pictures of this incredible mountain. The lodge is also close to where Ernest Hemingway lived whilst writing his famous novel, The Snows of Kilimanjaro. Each of the 47 rooms has their own private veranda on which to relax, sunbathe and take in the views. All rooms are en-suite, with walk-in shower, lavatory, wash basin and shaving socket - they're all modern, spacious and comfortable.
 
Meals are a cosmopolitan combination of European, African and Asian dishes, all made with fresh produce and served from a colourful buffet. There are also several bars, a great pool, TV lounge and many other small niceties that make this a superb location. (B)(L)(D)

You will depart from the lodge after a sumptuous breakfast for a full day game drive, enjoying a hot picnic lunch at a picnic site and returning to the lodge at 16:00. (B)(L)(D)

Following an early breakfast, you'll catch your last views of the majestic Mount Kilimanjaro as you depart Amboseli. From here turn north across the beautiful and seemingly never-ending Athi Plains, arriving in Kenya's bustling capital city of Nairobi by mid-day.
 
Once in the city, you will be dropped off at the airport for your ongoing travel arrangements. (B)